Middle East crisis live: Israel sends negotiators to Cairo as Marco Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 09:44 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Peace talks continue in Egypt as the US secretary of state is expected to meet with Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh

Patrick Wintour is diplomatic editor for the Guardian

An alternative to Donald Trump’s …

Netanyahu says Israel working closely with US on Trump’s 'bold vision' for Gaza – video

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 07:50 UTC

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Benjamin Netanyahu has said his government is working closely with the US to implement Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, which involves US ownership of the coastal strip, the removal of more than 2 milli…

Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 07:50 UTC

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Paris meeting aims to devise action plan for Ukraine’s future as US and Russian delegates prepare to meet

The sudden transatlantic chasm over Ukraine will be laid bare on Monday when US officials star…

JD Vance blasts 'crazy exchange' after CBS' Margaret Brennan tells Marco Rubio that Nazis weaponized free speech

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 07:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Vice President JD Vance slammed CBS News' Margaret Brennan for what he called a 'crazy exchange' she had with Secretary of State Marco Rubio Sunday morning.

Can Trump keep his promise to end the war in Ukraine? It’s possible – but it won’t be easy | Christopher Chivvis

found 2025 › Feb › 10 (Mon) @ 14:24 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The president has made big statements. But securing real peace will involve a mix of global diplomacy, threats and sweeteners

• Christopher S Chivvis is a senior fellow and director of the Carnegie En…

Rubio accuses South Africa of ‘anti-Americanism’ and snubs G20 meeting

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 17:15 UTC

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US secretary of state repeats remarks by Donald Trump about ‘expropriation of private property’ in African nation

The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has accused South Africa of “anti-Americanism”…

Britain stresses out over which Marco Rubio it’s going to get

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 06:33 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Trump’s new secretary of state has been seen as a “committed internationalist.” The new right that swept his boss into power may be less interested in all that.

Why has Trump made the Panama canal a top priority? – podcast

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 06:33 UTC

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The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, visited Panama on the weekend to put pressure on the country over how it runs the canal and its ties with China. Andrew Roth reports

“China is operating the Pan…

El Salvador offers to hold deportees and incarcerated US citizens in its jails

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 19:54 UTC

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Human rights groups alarmed as Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, meets with Nayib Bukele during overseas trip

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has offered to accept deportees from the United S…

Panama court is asked to cancel Hong Kong firm’s contract to run canal ports

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 19:54 UTC

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Complaint by local lawyers to supreme court follows US demands to reduce China’s alleged influence on waterway

Trump says China is ‘operating’ the Panama canal – here are the facts

Two Panamanian lawye…